Re: I-Connect Questions

In article <jlumbleyEALIE7.EM7@netcom.com>, Joe Lumbley <jlumbley@netcom.com> writes >Tony Marasco (tonmar@steamer.berksiu.k12.pa.us) wrote: >: We just received the I-Connect client piece yesterday and, throught >: many trials and errors, got the thing working just fine. It is >: connecting to Online 5.07 on an AT&T box. The client is the Win-95 >: 32-bit version. > >: My question is how do I access the data using something other than >: the demo? I know that sounds very basic, but I read that the >: connectivity requires ESQL/C or ESQL/Cobol -- neither of which we >: have or plan on ever using. We got the I-Star/I-Connect package >: to access data via IQ for Windows and custom third party software >: written in Powerbuilder and Delphi. I presume these packages support >: I-Connect, since we don't have these pieces yet. > >: What if I want to access the database via VB or Excel? Do I need >: an ODBC driver in addition to what I have? I downloaded Microsoft >: ODBC 2.5/3.0 and OpenLink Lite and have had no success (ODBC cannot >: access the OpenLink driver). Is this supposed to be an easy setup? > >: Finally, I read about something named "cli". What is that and should >: I buy/need it? > >You need Informix-CLI, which is Informix's ODBC driver. It comes with >I-Connect and runs over it. You can then use VB, Crystal Reports, and >the like to connect. I've also found it neat to install an Informix engine >on the client machine just so I can have dbaccess working across the network. > > >INFORMIX!!!! Hey guys, anybody listening? Why don't you bundle dbaccess >with I-Connect? > Bacause dbaccess it character based i.e. out of date. The client machine should use ODBC and GUI tools... >Joe > >: Thanks! >: -- >: Tony Marasco >: http://www.berksiu.k12.pa.us mailto:tonmar@berksiu.k12.pa.us -- David Williams